BUDGET COMMITTEE

July 15, 2009

 

** NOT APPROVED **


Committee Members Present

T. Hopkins, D. Fanton, W. Dibble, C. Crandall   (Absent:  W. Hall, T. O’Grady)

 

Others Present

J. Margeson, M. McCormick, B. Riehle, T. Ross

 

Approval of Minutes

            The June 17, 2009 Budget Committee minutes were approved on a motion by Legislator Fanton, seconded by Legislator Dibble and carried.

 

Sales Tax Report

            County Treasurer Terri Ross distributed copies of a Sales Tax Report reflecting receipts through July 1, 2009, totaling $8,247,899.48 and interest totaling $1,322.81 which is down about 10.32 percent ($949,143.91) over last year’s figures.  If the current trend continues, the County Treasurer projects that we could be approximately $2 million short in sales tax revenue collections this year.

 

            Ms. Ross briefly reported on how the County’s money is invested.

 

Departmental Six-Month Financial Reports

 

            Committee members reviewed six-month financial reports from the following departments:

 

            Aging, Office for the

            Central Service Telephone

            Clerk of the Board, Legislative Board

            County Attorney

            County Clerk

            Development, Planning & Tourism

            District Attorney

            Employment & Training

            Fire Service

            Historian

            Human Resources

            Information Technology

            Probation Department

            Public Defender

            Risk Retention Fund

            STOP DWI

            Veterans

            Weights & Measures

            Workers’ Compensation

            Youth Bureau

 

Ms. Ross remarked that some of the second quarter claims have not been received yet which makes the revenues look like they are coming up short when they really are not.  Committee members briefly discussed the Tourism Budget.  It was noted that the I Love NY Matching Funds Program did not grant program funds as originally anticipated, and our revenues will fall short by approximately $50,993.  We will not spend those funds on the appropriation side, and with the Chamber taking over much of the Tourism Program we should have approximately $65,000 remaining in the Tourism appropriation accounts at year end.

 

            A few departmental reports are missing, and they will be submitted for review next month.

 

Adjournment

There being no further business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned on a motion by Legislator Fanton, seconded by Legislator Dibble and carried.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Brenda Rigby Riehle, Clerk of the Board

Allegany County Board of Legislators